Naptime Blog

Lately, saving money is like a game to me. Growing up, people would brag about how much they spent on something. That wasn’t me… I have always liked to see how little I can pay for an item and still get a quality product.

My husband is the same way and can always get an awesome deal. I can’t tell you how many times I have sent him to Wal-Mart for milk and he’s came home with a pile of adorable jeans, shorts and t-shirts for the boys that he paid $1 and $2 for. He is the clearance rack king of our house.

In this economy, I think we are all looking for ways to save money. From swapping clothing with others to learning how to maximize savings with coupons to choosing store brands, I am constantly on the lookout for ways to stretch my budget. This is a topic I have been covering a lot on my blog.

I have become a regular reader of several coupon clipping blogs and have learned about loadable coupons and printable coupons. Many stores also double and triple coupons. If you combine coupons with items already on sale, you can really stock up for not a lot of money. Yesterday alone, I cut my grocery shopping bill by more than half just by using coupons on the name brands I bought and supplementing that with quality store brands. I am still new to the coupon game. Many save much more than me as I am still learning.

My boys eat their weight in bananas and fresh fruit (see photo above of my oldest son with his favorite food on earth at the grocery store yesterday… I think he felt he was in heaven!). Those are items I seldom find coupons for, but occasionally I will find a combo deal at grocery stores where you buy one item (like milk) and get an item free (like a bunch of bananas). A lot of times, stores will run a deal where you will receive their store brand for free if you buy a name brand. This is good for those that haven’t tried store brands yet, but want to. I believe you will be hooked. In most cases, the savings just can’t be beat and the quality is top notch.

The point of this post is to be creative. Search online for printable and loadable coupons (loadable coupons are good for stores that have shopper’s cards), browse money saving websites and blogs for the latest deals and tips on saving and always remember to check out store brands.

Shannon
Potamus Prefers
http://www.potamusprefers.com/

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